GW0742 is a potent PPARβ and PPARδ agonist, with an IC50 of 1 nM for human PPARδ, and EC50s of 1 nM, 1.1 μM and 2 μM for human PPARδ, PPARα, and PPARγ respectively. GW0742 (100 μM) activates human PPARα and mouse PPARβ in MCF-7 cells. GW0742 (100 μM) significantly reduces low-KCl-induced apoptosis of cerebellar granule neurons. GW0742 shows no obvious inherent toxicity on cerebellar granule neuronal cells after treatment of 3-100 μM for 24 h, but induces increased cell death at 100 μM after 48 hr of treatment. Moreover, GW0742 (100 μM) increases c-Jun expression in cerebellar granule neuron cultures observed at 6 hr. GW0742 (1 μM) induces PPARδ protein in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. GW0742 also raises mRNA levels of long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCAD), very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (VLCAD), acyl-CoA oxidase 1 (ACOX1), uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3), malonyl-CoA decarboxylase (MCD), and pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 (PDK4) in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes.
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